[desktop-discuss] Do we need add 'reboot' and 'shutdown' menu for root user?

[Halton Huo]

For me, easy way is using 'gdmsetup' and checks the "Show actions menu".

It may fail on older Nevada build, I remember since snv_42, gdmsetup
works well.

-Halton.

On Wed, 2006-07-26 at 09:57 +0800, yandong.yao wrote:
> Hi Calum,
> 
> Calum Benson 写道:
> > On Tue, 2006-07-25 at 10:47 +0800, yandong.yao wrote:
> >   
> >> Hi guys,
> >>
> >>     currently there is no 'reboot' and 'shutdown' menu in jds, so
> >> every time i want to shutdown my machine, i need launch one terminal
> >> and execute some command. it is uncomfortable for novice user and even
> >> for many desktop user. So how about to add these menu into JDS?
> >>     
> >
> > Those menu items are in the UI spec, but I don't think we ever resolved
> > exactly how we wanted to implement them-- ideally, it should probably be
> > some sort of role-based access solution.
> >
> > In the meantime, you can enable it for all users on your system by
> > editing /etc/X11/gdm/custom.conf, and adding the line:
> >
> > SystemMenu=true
> >
> >   
> thank you, yes this does work. but it will be a little complex for some
> users.
> 
> regards,
> Yandong
> 
> > to the [greeter] section, and restarting gdm.  This will also add the
> > ability to shut down and reboot from the login screen.
> >
> > Cheeri,
> > Calum.
> >
> >   
> 
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